deBlasio: NYC schools closed through end of year: Cuomo: That’s mayor’s ‘opinion’

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ALBANY – There appears to be a rift between New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo over school closings in the Big Apple.

Saturday morning, deBlasio announced he was keeping schools in the five boroughs closed through the end of the school year in June. Two hours later during his daily COVID-19 briefing, Cuomo said that was only the mayor’s “opinion,” and any decision is legally up to him and would be a regional one. At minimum, it would include the two counties on Long Island and Westchester County. At best, the governor would like it to be a regional decision including New Jersey and Connecticut.

As far as the virus itself, Cuomo said 8,627 people have died statewide, but the good news is that fewer people are going into the hospital now and there are fewer intubations in the last three days.

The governor said he was putting together a team to learn from what occurred when other countries began reopening society.

When asked when schools and businesses could reopen, he said he could not put a time frame on that, but the situation will continue to be monitored.

What is needed, he said, was another federal stimulus package, one that does more for New York State, and legislation repealing the SALT – State and Local Tax – provision, which caps tax deductions.

 




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